source : https://www.facebook.com/pvtvmyanmar/photos/pcb.308794578009309/308794351342665/
A pair of shoes from Myanmar (Burma) were auctioned a couple of days ago and the winning bid was USD 18,500. The owner of the shoes seems to wear them day to day basic and they are covered with a bit of dust. But most importantly, they were worn by a member of PDF (People Defense Force) and decorated with Burmese army's stars and bars, those became the prize of the PDF, the young generation Z the people who put their life at risk to win back democracy and freedom from the Burmese military who seized the power from civilian government. By looking at the stars, the previous owner likely be in the rank of captain.
The person who lead the auction remarked "These military personnel (in origin these military dogs) killed their own people, burnt down villages, made people suffered for those stars and bars they are proud of and risked their life for those. Now this young PDF decorated them on his a bit of dirty shoes[by killing the captain in battle] ".
Some of the unsuccessful bids were also donate to the revolution.
The Coup
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in South East Asia. It neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India.
It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon), but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
The military known as Tatmadaw seized control on 1 February 2021 following a general election which Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party won by a landslide, claiming widespread fraud.
The election commission said there was no evidence to support these claims and international organizations considered a fair and successful election.
What has happened since the coup?
The coup was opposed with all forms of non-violence means such Civil Disobedience Movements (CDM) and mass protests from civil service sector as well as general public.
The military and police cracked them down with live rounds, water cannons and rubber bullets, arbitrary arrests, touters. Owning sling-shots even protesting poster, posting on social media can put you to jail and be sentenced for treason.
The brutal crack-down forced mostly young people to flea to Ethnic Resistant Organization (ERO/EAO) control areas and get the military trainings, while some just resist with whatever arms they have and find ways to produce makeshift guns and IEDs. Local population and Burmese people around the world are helping arm revolution against this terrible junta who the USA recently declared junta's mass killing of the Rohingya Muslim population to be a “genocide”.
This auction is one of the instants that Burmese people around the world are working together to restore democracy and freedom in Burma(Myanmar).